7187 Isobe
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 January 1992 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 7187 Isobe |
Named after | Syuzo Isobe |
| 1992 BW; 1985 QC3 | |
| main-belt (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 30.02 yr (10,965 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.1046 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7706 AU |
| 1.9376 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0861 |
| 2.70 yr (985.15 days) | |
| 319.83° | |
| Inclination | 21.788° |
| 315.33° | |
| 86.161° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8648 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.2432 h | |
| 13.9 mag | |
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7187 Isobe (1992 BW) is an inner main-belt binary asteroid discovered on January 30, 1992 by E. F. Helin at Palomar. A moon was discovered orbiting the asteroid in 2012, but not announced until 2013.[2]
The asteroid has been named after Syuzo Isobe, scientist at NAOJ, individual member of the IAU, and president of the Japan Spaceguard Association. He significantly contributed in establishing the Bisei Spaceguard Center, an observatory designed for the observation of NEOs and earth-orbiting space debris.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 7187 Isobe (1992 BW)" (2015-08-28 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- ↑ Johnston, Robert. "(7187) Isobe". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ "Syuzo ISOBE". IAU. Retrieved October 2015.
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